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Hi! I made a big move recently and so this is the perfect time to introduce myself if you are new to my site. My name is Missy Bravo (formerly Berkowitz). I am a NASM Certified Personal Trainer. I was recently married, moved to Richmond and sold my house in California (in the exact opposite […]

*Foreword: This post is a departure from fitness and while it does not touch on that, I do think it relates to our mental well being, which is something that will only compliment or take away from our physical health. My story of meeting my husband did stem from our mutual interest in fitness so […]

*I came across this blog post I wrote back in 2018. Other than I can’t squat or press the same weights I mention, everything else I 100% believe to be true.   “To better understand the Law of Attraction, see yourself as a magnet attracting unto you the essence of that which you are thinking and […]

One of the biggest struggles to being consistent with exercise is fitting workouts into your schedule. The idea of needing an hour to dedicate to it can be overwhelming or stressful. But here is the thing. Workouts do not need to be a full hour. If you are efficient with the time you do have, […]

Meet Jeanette, our April Client of the Month. She truly epitomizes the idea of “just keep moving.” We have trained through hip replacement recovery and most recently through knee replacement surgery. She has embraced working out as part of her physical and mental health and it is no wonder she continues to surprise herself with […]

I have been training Sarah for the last year and I absolutely love seeing her get out of her comfort zone, become more confident and get stronger every day. Strength training and the kind of cardio we do at the gym were so new to her, yet she always embraces every workout. Sure, workouts can […]

Oh the irony of celebrating my very first Personal Training client’s 1 Year Anniversary of working with me while at the same time, I was pretty down and depressed about having lost a few clients recently. I feel like I am in some outer body experience some of the time given how disparagingly different my […]

When I started my business, ironically, I considered myself a Lifestyle and Fitness Coach (and less of a Personal Trainer). I got my Personal Training Certification followed by a Behavior Change Specialist certificate as I knew fitness and behavior changes go hand in hand. I mention ironically for a few reasons that I will do […]

I recently sent an email out to my business distro and I want to expand on it as it has led to even more interesting discussions. A conversation that has come up easily a dozen times over the last few weeks as the holiday season is here in full force, is around whether it’s “good” […]

I am going to cut right to it. When it comes to what Group Fitness Classes and Personal Training “should” cost, there are some seriously flawed perceptions that should be killed stat (along with COVID). Let’s Start with Group Fitness Classes. Before we do though, I think it is really REALLY important to distinguish between […]